Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary was 20.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
20.8%
World rank
37th
of 144 countries
All-time high
20.8%
in 2010
All-time low
3.9%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary in Bulgaria, 1960–2010

51015201960198520101960: 3.91965: 51970: 4.31975: 9.71980: 13.41985: 12.91990: 13.41995: 9.52000: 15.62005: 12.42010: 20.8

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary in Bulgaria stood at 20.8%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 33.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary in Bulgaria peaked at 20.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 1960.

Bulgaria ranks 37th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary in Bulgaria, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 3.9%
1965 5.0% +30.4%
1970 4.3% -14.5%
1975 9.7% +125.4%
1980 13.4% +38.3%
1985 12.9% -3.4%
1990 13.4% +3.5%
1995 9.5% -29.0%
2000 15.6% +64.7%
2005 12.4% -20.5%
2010 20.8% +67.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.4% 3.9% 5.0% 2
1970s 7.0% 4.3% 9.7% 2
1980s 13.1% 12.9% 13.4% 2
1990s 11.4% 9.5% 13.4% 2
2000s 14.0% 12.4% 15.6% 2
2010s 20.8% 20.8% 20.8% 1

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 34 Costa Rica 22.3% compare
  2. 35 Latvia 21.0% compare
  3. 36 Denmark 20.9% compare
  4. 37 Thailand 20.8% compare
  5. 39 Panama 20.3% compare
  6. 40 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 19.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary in Bulgaria?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary in Bulgaria was 20.8% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 1960.
How does Bulgaria rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary?
Bulgaria ranks 37th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary